East Africa: Urban Housing Crisis, a Huge Investment Opportunity

All five countries in the East African Community (EAC) are living with huge urban housing deficits that need to be sorted as soon as possible. It's a problem for urban planners and governments yet at the same time, presents huge investment opportunities for property developers.If investors grab the opportunity, banks will sell mortgage products, but government intervention is needed in the form of public-private partnerships to make this possible.